Internal 32B/122B/256B checkpoints rumor debunked as AI-generated fake news

teortaxesTex · x · 2026-11-09

A community debunk: the widely circulated claim of "internal 32B, 122B, and 256B checkpoints" is fake news, traced to hallucinating self-media accounts and an AI-generated blog post by a research intern who was never on the base model project. Notable AI commentator teortaxesTex signal-boosted the rebuttal with a one-word endorsement.

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